How to say “hold a prize draw” in Chinese

抽奖
chōujiǎng

hold a prize draw

verb · HSK 6 · topic “Sports and leisure”

“Hold a prize draw” in Chinese is 抽奖, chōu jiǎng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

抽奖 is read chōu jiǎng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

chōu — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
jiǎng — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

抽
chōu — pull out; smoke

On the left, 扌 “hand”: to pull out. Smoking is “drawing” on a cigarette.

奖
jiǎng — award, prize

On top, 将 jiāng without 寸: it hints at the sound. At the bottom, 大 “big”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “抽奖”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 抽奖. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 购物满一百元可以抽奖gòuwùmǎnyìbǎiyuánkěyǐchōujiǎngSpend 100 yuan or more and you can enter the prize draw.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “hold a prize draw” in Chinese?

“Hold a prize draw” in Chinese is 抽奖, pinyin chōujiǎng.

What does 抽奖 mean?

抽奖 (chōujiǎng) means “hold a prize draw”.

How do you write 抽奖?

抽奖 is 2 characters: 抽 (chōu) — pull out; smoke; 奖 (jiǎng) — award, prize. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 抽奖?

抽奖 is read chōujiǎng. Tones: chōu — first tone, jiǎng — third tone. The page has an audio recording.

“hold a prize draw” in the lesson “Luck and hobbies: the lottery, fishing, collections”

This word is from the topic “Sports and leisure” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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